The Role of the Family Genogram in assessment of Parent-Young person relationships, the experience from a Family Practice in South-Western Nigeria.

Background: The family a young person belongs to is of much importance in determining his/her future outcome. The parent-young person relationship was assessed using the family genogram. Factors associated with the relationship and how it affects the perceived family function of the young person we...

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Main Authors: Akinjide O. Ogundokun, Ibrahim S. Bello, Olanrewaju O. Oyegbade
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Family Medicine, National Postgraduate Medical College Nigeria 2024-09-01
Series:Nigerian Frontline Medicine Journal
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Online Access:http://nfmjournal.org/index.php/nfmj/article/view/10
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Ibrahim S. Bello
Olanrewaju O. Oyegbade
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description Background: The family a young person belongs to is of much importance in determining his/her future outcome. The parent-young person relationship was assessed using the family genogram. Factors associated with the relationship and how it affects the perceived family function of the young person were also assessed.  Method: Two hundred and twenty-one young persons, aged 15 to 24 years, had their genograms constructed as part of family-oriented interviews conducted for family assessment and diagnosis. Relationships between young persons and their parents were categorised as either very close or not very close.  Results: Respondents were more likely to be very close to their mothers than fathers 75.4% and 47.7%. First-born children were less likely to be very close to their parents than last-born children, 38.8% vs 50% with fathers and 74.2% vs 86.8% with mothers. Close relationship with either or both parents was significantly related to proper family functioning (p=0.003 with fathers and p=0.021 with mothers). Conclusion: Parent-young person relationship was significantly related to perceived family function in the study. The Family genogram is suggested as a tool for assessing parent-young person relationships. 
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spelling doaj-art-06ef30ae37e44705874922e841e9a0ca2025-08-20T02:57:27ZengFaculty of Family Medicine, National Postgraduate Medical College NigeriaNigerian Frontline Medicine Journal2636-64872354-33102024-09-011210The Role of the Family Genogram in assessment of Parent-Young person relationships, the experience from a Family Practice in South-Western Nigeria.Akinjide O. Ogundokun0Ibrahim S. Bello1Olanrewaju O. Oyegbade2Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, NigeriaObafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, NigeriaObafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Background: The family a young person belongs to is of much importance in determining his/her future outcome. The parent-young person relationship was assessed using the family genogram. Factors associated with the relationship and how it affects the perceived family function of the young person were also assessed.  Method: Two hundred and twenty-one young persons, aged 15 to 24 years, had their genograms constructed as part of family-oriented interviews conducted for family assessment and diagnosis. Relationships between young persons and their parents were categorised as either very close or not very close.  Results: Respondents were more likely to be very close to their mothers than fathers 75.4% and 47.7%. First-born children were less likely to be very close to their parents than last-born children, 38.8% vs 50% with fathers and 74.2% vs 86.8% with mothers. Close relationship with either or both parents was significantly related to proper family functioning (p=0.003 with fathers and p=0.021 with mothers). Conclusion: Parent-young person relationship was significantly related to perceived family function in the study. The Family genogram is suggested as a tool for assessing parent-young person relationships.  http://nfmjournal.org/index.php/nfmj/article/view/10GenogramParent-youngFamily relationships
spellingShingle Akinjide O. Ogundokun
Ibrahim S. Bello
Olanrewaju O. Oyegbade
The Role of the Family Genogram in assessment of Parent-Young person relationships, the experience from a Family Practice in South-Western Nigeria.
Nigerian Frontline Medicine Journal
Genogram
Parent-young
Family relationships
title The Role of the Family Genogram in assessment of Parent-Young person relationships, the experience from a Family Practice in South-Western Nigeria.
title_full The Role of the Family Genogram in assessment of Parent-Young person relationships, the experience from a Family Practice in South-Western Nigeria.
title_fullStr The Role of the Family Genogram in assessment of Parent-Young person relationships, the experience from a Family Practice in South-Western Nigeria.
title_full_unstemmed The Role of the Family Genogram in assessment of Parent-Young person relationships, the experience from a Family Practice in South-Western Nigeria.
title_short The Role of the Family Genogram in assessment of Parent-Young person relationships, the experience from a Family Practice in South-Western Nigeria.
title_sort role of the family genogram in assessment of parent young person relationships the experience from a family practice in south western nigeria
topic Genogram
Parent-young
Family relationships
url http://nfmjournal.org/index.php/nfmj/article/view/10
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